'A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.' [184] (229/506)
The record is made up of 1 volume (427 pages). It was created in 1698. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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A Relation of Canatick-Ctfwrtry.
Letter IV. the tneaneft; Pearls and Precious Stones, as well as Gold, call forth
-— Wj their Luftre, by the reflexion of the Virgin Flambeaus upon
them : From the tops of the Towers belonging to the Jefuits we
beheld Lamps at Night ftriving to vie with the Stars for Number
and Luftre; which appeared Glorioufly on the Water as we Rowed
down the River to our Ship.
Iti Danger of Be i n g in fi g ht of Bomhaim, the Tides horfed us to the Northward
being Ship- which infenfibly threw us on a Ledge of Rocks running from 0/i
wrecked at w mam ifl an d, where the Ship Struck; after a Quarter of an Hour
ihe cleared, but with the inconvenience of falling more upon them
not without danger of Bulging; whereupon we Fired feveral fingle
Pieces ^of Ordnance to give notice; for the Tide being made, the
Water began to Ebb and forfake the Ship, fo that (he flood wavering
without any prop, which way to incline > and though the Wind
and Sea were Calm, yet the fear of Over-fetting caufed a general
Confternation; no help appearing, we won on the Captain tofpare
Hands for the Yawl, wherein Four of us got Afhoar (though4
was very Leaky ) leaving them in defpair of their Ship, her own
preflure threatning to break her Back $ at Night Boats and Pilots
went off to her Relief, and with the Tide of Flood as ilie Floated, re-
leafed her to a wonder, being heavy Laden, receiving no damage but
in her Sheathing.
Return to I Reimbarked and arrived at Surat the Eteventh of Dccemkr,
where giving you a general Account of all Inc/ia , you will hear
from me next out of Perfia.
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A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.
Author: John Fryer, M D.
Publication Details: London: R R [Richard Roberts] for Richard Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St Paul's Churchyard.
Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xiii) and another Roman numeral pagination at the end of the volume (i-xxiv); with maps and figures; folio.
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The volume contains a table of contents giving letter numbers and chapter headings. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter. There are also an alphabetical index ('An Index Explanatory'), and an alphabetical 'Table of some Principal Things herein contained, neither reducible to the Index Explanatory, nor the Contents' of at the back of the volume.
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'A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.' [184] (229/506), British Library: Printed Collections, W 3856, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023917456.0x00001e> [accessed 5 May 2024]
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- 'A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:10, 1:14, 1:6, 6a:6b, 7:36, 36a:36b, 37:40, 40a:40b, 41:50, 50a:50b, 51:110, 110a:110b, 111:230, 230a:230b, 231:416, 416a:416b, 417:428, 1:24, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- Fryer, John
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